Kevin Durant scores 17 points in second-straight exhibition loss, 91-83

Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty ImagesAfter losing only two exhibition games in nearly three decades, Team USA suffered their second straight exhibition loss Monday, falling to Australia, 91-83. Despite another exhibition loss ahead of the Tokyo Games, it was a step in the right direction and another rung up the ladder, at least in the head coach’s eyes.

“I was pleased. I thought we got better tonight. After a short time together, there’s a lot of things that have to be covered, but the first half and the second half were two different beasts. In the first half, we defended the way we wanted to defend. The way we did not defend against Nigeria. We were more physical. We sustained the…